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Nightfall and dangerous current suspend river recovery

Car veers off Route 15 in Cambridge and plunges into Lamoille River. One person inside believed to be dead.

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Updated: 8:13 PM EST Dec 29, 2014

Nightfall and dangerous current suspend river recovery

Car veers off Route 15 in Cambridge and plunges into Lamoille River. One person inside believed to be dead.

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Updated: 8:13 PM EST Dec 29, 2014

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WEBVTT THIS IS NEWSCHANNEL 5 AT 6:00.NEW DETAILS SINCE 5:00.A SEARCH WRAPS UP AFTER A CARPLUNGED INTO THE LAMOILLE RIVERTHIS MORNING, KILLING ONEPERSON.GOOD EVENING, I'M GEORGE MALLET.STEPH IS OFF.AUTHORITIES SAY THE CAR RAN OFFROUTE 15 INTO THE RIVER INCAMBRIDGE.LET'S GO TO WPTZ'S JARRED HILLWHO IS LIVE AT THE SCENE.JARRED?IT HAS BEEN ABOUT TWOHOURSSINCE THE CREWS WRAPPED UP THEIRRECOVERY EFFORTS TONIGHT.IT IS ABOUT 12 HOURS SINCE THATCAR VEERED OFF THE ROAD ANDPLUNGED INTO THE RIVER BEHINDME.FOLKS IN THE AREA SAY THEY ARESHOCKED BUT THE TWISTS AND TURNSIN THIS ROAD CAN MAKE ADANGEROUS IN THE WINTERTIME.SHE SAYS SHE WAS DEVASTATEDWHEN SHE HEARD A CAR VEERED INFRONT OF HER HOME AND INTO THERIVER.IT IS A FEAR SHE SAYS SHE HASHAD FOUR YEARS.-- FOR YEARS.I HATE THE DRIVE BECAUSE I AMAFRAID.OFFICIALS SAY THE ROAD WASCOVERED IN SNOW WHEN THE CARPLUNGED INTO THE FRIGID WATERS.CREWS WRAPPED THEIREFFORTS FORTHE DAY, THE DARK MAKING IT TOODANGEROUS FOR DIVERS.THE WATER IS MAKING IT VERYLIKELY.WE HAD SEVERAL OFFENSE ATGETTING TO THE VEHICLE TO ATTACHA TOW STRAP.THE DIVERS ARE NOT ABLE TO STAYDOWN LONG.IT IS A CRUEL REMINDER OF THEDANGER LURKING AT OUR FRONTDOOR.[INDISCERNIBLE]THE SEARCH IS GOING TO STARTAGAIN AT THE FIRST LIGHT.THEY WILL BE BACK OUT HERELOOKING FOR THE CAR AND THEINDIVIDUAL INSIDE.POLICE SAY THEY DO BELIEVE THEYHAVE AN IDENTITY OF WHO MADE THEINSIDE BASED ON SOME REPORTS OFA MISSING PERSON.THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO A